"Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending. ...
His murder has given the movement he represented, grounded in Christian nationalism, a martyr. Martyrs are the lifeblood of violent movements."
~ Chris Hedges
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